Chapter 1244: Chapter 1242: The Maid Sees More Clearly Than Her
After talking with Purple Jade for a while, Wufu still couldnât shake off the depression in her heart. Helplessly, she gathered Xiao Qi and Chi Er to the mountain on the estate to practice martial arts, relentlessly challenging them, making them realize that itâs best not to offend the young miss these days, or theyâll face the consequences.
While Wufu was venting through martial arts, Madam Zhou woke up and opened her eyes, momentarily stunned by the sight of Suqingâs tent top. Her hand moved to her lower abdomen, feeling the fetal movements there, she let out a long sigh of relief.
Just as she was about to call someone, she heard voices outside, and Madam Zhouâs opened mouth closed again as she listened quietly.
"Sister Qiu Xiang, do you think we will all go back to the Wu Family with Madam?" This was the voice of Li Guo.
Qiu Xiang replied, "Isnât that a silly question? We are Madamâs maidservants, wherever she goes, naturally we follow."
Madam Zhou felt somewhat comforted as she listened.
Li Guo asked again, "What about the young miss, will she go back too? Sister Qiu Xiang, I feel like she doesnât want to return at all."
Madam Zhouâs ears perked up immediately.
"How do you know whatâs on the young missâs mind?" Qiu Xiang replied, "Matters of the masters are not for us to delve into. Youâre too young to think too much; wherever the masters go, we maids just follow."
"I donât know, but if I were in her place, I probably wouldnât want to go back either. People only want to live well, right? Is the young miss and Madam not living well now?" Li Guoâs voice was full of envy: "Being in charge, being the Matriarch, thereâs no worry about food and drink, whatever the young ladies from other families have, they have too. Itâs just that they lack a noble status, but even with the highest status, arenât people still just eating grains, enjoying rich flavors and drinks."
"Sister Qiu Xiang, even we servants are living quite well now. Madam is kind, everyone at home is good, life is comfortable, the maids from the Ma Jiaping envy us, saying thereâs not so much scheming! If we go to the Wu Family, didnât you say that the rules of prominent families are strict?"
"Yes, the rules in aristocratic families are most important. Masters have their lady-like conduct, and servants too have their standards. The more upright or noble the family, the more they emphasize the servantsâ conduct because the servantsâ appearance reflects the masterâs dignity." Qiu Xiang said, "Wu Family, I donât know much about them, but being an Officialâs Family, they must surely have stricter rules than we have now."
"Sister, Iâm a bit scared, Iâve heard that the ways of major family Matriarchs are complex, making them difficult to understand. Our Madam is kind and without intrigue, if we return, she will be tormented since sheâs not a Legitimate Wife, isnât she? Can we, of such weak foundation, even compete?" Li Guo asked in fear.
Qiu Xiang was silent for a moment, "This is our fate, and itâs not up to us to choose. Considering what you said, naturally itâs better now, without needing to please anyone. If we truly return, it wonât be just Madam, even a word of filial piety pressed upon the young miss will bind her everywhere. But what use is our understanding? The decision isnât for us servants to make, itâs for Madam and the young miss."
Li Guo also fell silent.
Madam Zhouâs face turned pale, tears rolled down the corners of her eyes. Was she wrong?
Even the maidservants can see clearly that taking her two children back to the Wu Family is a huge mistake. Was she truly wrong?
Thinking of what Wufu had said, Madam Zhou slowly turned her body, weeping silently. What should she do, how to make the best decision?